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FORM 8.3  | |||||||
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY  | |||||||
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR  | |||||||
MORE  | |||||||
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")  | |||||||
1.  | KEY INFORMATION  | ||||||
(a)  | Full name of discloser:  | 
  | Barclays PLC.  | ||||
(b)  | Owner or controller of interest and short  | 
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  | positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):  | ||||||
(c)  | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose  | GREENCORE GROUP PLC  | |||||
  | relevant securities this form relates:  | ||||||
(d)  | If an exempt fund manager connected with an  | 
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  | offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of  | ||||||
  | offeror/offeree:  | ||||||
(e)  | Date position held/dealing undertaken:  | 01 Apr 2025  | |||||
(f)  | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making  | YES:  | 
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  | disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?  | BAKKAVOR GROUP PLC  | 
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2.  | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE  | ||||||
(a)  | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree  | 
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  | to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)  | 
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Class of relevant security:  | 1p ordinary  | ||||||
  | Interests  | Short Positions  | |||||
  | Number  | (%)  | Number  | (%)  | |||
(1)  | Relevant securities owned  | 
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  | and/or controlled:  | 
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  | 14,169,074  | 3.21%  | 1,046,417  | 0.24%  | 
(2)  | Cash-settled derivatives:  | 
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  | and/or controlled:  | 
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  | 181,108  | 0.04%  | 12,439,068  | 2.82%  | 
(3)  | Stock-settled derivatives (including options)  | 
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  | and agreements to purchase/sell:  | 
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  | 0  | 0.00%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 
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  | TOTAL:  | 
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  | 14,350,182  | 3.25%  | 13,485,485  | 3.05%  | 
(b)  | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive  | 
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  | options)  | 
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Class of relevant security in relation to  | 
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which subscription right exists  | 
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Details, including nature of the rights  | 
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concerned and relevant percentages:  | 
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3.  | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER  | ||||||
(a)  | Purchases and sales  | 
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Class of relevant  | Purchase/sale  | Number of  | Price per unit  | ||||
security  | 
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1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 281,174  | 1.7860 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 236,908  | 1.7795 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 188,541  | 1.7830 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 185,391  | 1.7578 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 178,207  | 1.7824 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 100,000  | 1.7700 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 79,853  | 1.7883 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 74,027  | 1.7803 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 73,308  | 1.7813 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 71,645  | 1.7901 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 67,610  | 1.7812 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 41,764  | 1.7740 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 38,726  | 1.7738 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 38,191  | 1.7823 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 29,221  | 1.7815 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 28,548  | 1.7863 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 26,582  | 1.7689 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 21,954  | 1.7760 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 15,492  | 1.7816 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 15,246  | 1.7882 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 11,839  | 1.7596 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 10,854  | 1.7822 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 9,372  | 1.7955 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 9,289  | 1.7848 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 7,348  | 1.7540 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 7,139  | 1.7834 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 6,753  | 1.7766 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 6,394  | 1.7500 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 5,671  | 1.7859 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 5,600  | 1.7871 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 4,454  | 1.7828 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 3,379  | 1.7681 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 3,212  | 1.7525 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 3,116  | 1.7974 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 2,071  | 1.7870 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 2,004  | 1.7898 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 1,207  | 1.7528 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 1,145  | 1.7757 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 748  | 1.7775 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 655  | 1.7867 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 629  | 1.8020 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 282  | 1.7826 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 281  | 1.7886 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 158  | 1.7928 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 143,398  | 1.7882 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 102,115  | 1.7700 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 77,452  | 1.7738 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 56,741  | 1.7860 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 53,034  | 1.7874 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 41,163  | 1.7515 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 31,958  | 1.7844 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 29,729  | 1.7830 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 28,871  | 1.7920 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 26,066  | 1.7822 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 25,157  | 1.7771 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 24,710  | 1.7734 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 19,776  | 1.7854 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 18,722  | 1.7859 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 18,604  | 1.7936 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 17,735  | 1.7752 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 14,872  | 1.7754 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 13,188  | 1.7895 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 13,114  | 1.7855 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 9,773  | 1.7870 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 5,000  | 1.8265 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 4,741  | 1.7787 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 3,784  | 1.7838 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 3,681  | 1.7864 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 3,120  | 1.7875 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 2,533  | 1.7808 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 1,600  | 1.7820 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 1,496  | 1.7775 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 849  | 1.7809 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 686  | 1.7806 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 629  | 1.8020 GBP  | ||||
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(b)  | Cash-settled derivative transactions  | 
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Class of  | Product  | Nature of dealing  | Number of  | Price per  | |||
relevant  | description  | 
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security  | 
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1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 25,157  | 1.7771 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 7,775  | 1.7774 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 4,741  | 1.7787 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 18,845  | 1.7799 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 24,265  | 1.7830 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 3,784  | 1.7838 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 107  | 1.7854 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 18,722  | 1.7859 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 10,252  | 1.7860 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 3,681  | 1.7864 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 888  | 1.7870 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 28,871  | 1.7920 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 185,391  | 1.7578 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 898  | 1.7716 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 19,536  | 1.7760 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 236,908  | 1.7795 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 74,027  | 1.7803 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 67,610  | 1.7812 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 73,308  | 1.7813 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 38,191  | 1.7823 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 178,207  | 1.7824 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 282  | 1.7826 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 4,454  | 1.7828 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 2,308  | 1.7850 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 344  | 1.7856 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 5,671  | 1.7859 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 272,987  | 1.7860 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 28,548  | 1.7863 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 34,495  | 1.7864 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 655  | 1.7867 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 2,071  | 1.7870 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 5,600  | 1.7871 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 281  | 1.7886 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 2,004  | 1.7898 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 2,164  | 1.7901 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 29,950  | 1.7928 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 3,116  | 1.7974 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 5,194  | 1.7991 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | CFD  | Decreasing Short  | 825  | 1.7479 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | CFD  | Decreasing Short  | 15,276  | 1.7858 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | CFD  | Increasing Short  | 7,885  | 1.7842 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | CFD  | Increasing Short  | 1,090  | 1.7883 GBP  | |||
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(c)  | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)  | 
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(i)  | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying  | 
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Class  | Product  | Writing,  | Number  | Exercise  | Type  | Expiry  | Option  | 
of  | description  | purchasing,  | of  | price  | 
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(ii)  | Exercising  | 
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Class of relevant  | Product description  | Exercising/ exercised against  | Number of  | Exercise price per  | |||
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(d)  | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)  | 
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Class of relevant  | Nature of Dealings  | Details  | Price per unit (if  | ||||
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4.  | OTHER INFORMATION  | ||||||
(a)  | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements  | 
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,  | 
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal  | 
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party  | 
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:  | 
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NONE  | |||||||
(b)  | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives  | 
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between  | 
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the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:  | 
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or  | 
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which  | 
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any derivative is referenced:  | 
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NONE  | |||||||
(c)  | Attachments  | 
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?  | NO  | ||||||
Date of disclosure:  | 02 Apr 2025  | ||||||
Contact name:  | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations  | ||||||
Telephone number:  | 020 3134 7213  | ||||||
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